When Tara D'Amico was 5, she was quite the performer. She remembers singing for elderly neighbors who visited her parents and at the Tarpon Springs Moose Lodge in Holiday in elementary school while growing up in New Port Richey. ...more

September 3, 2008

Cashing in vacation time is uncommon in the private sector - but not unheard of, particularly in health care. ...more

September 3, 2008

Dear Abby: My son is the recipient of a four-year college scholarship with full tuition. He selected and applied to this school. The problem is, he now wants to transfer to another college. This means he would finish his sophomore year and give up two years of the scholarship. ...more

August 31, 2008

The Tampa Heights Civic Association's annual tour of homes has been on hiatus since spring 2006 and doesn't appear to be coming back to life soon. ...more

August 27, 2008

Linda Markel awoke at 1 this morning and sat in her screened porch as Tropical Storm Fay approached. She listened to radio reports about the storm and smoked a few cigarettes as the winds whipped the nearby palm trees. The rain fell for hours and began to flood her parking lot. ...more

August 19, 2008

They waited for Kohl's and Target, but they didn't come in time. ...more

July 31, 2008

BUSINESS BEGAN DECLINE 18 MONTHS AGO ...more

July 31, 2008

Just a few years ago, University of South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt promised - or was is threatened? - to run naked down the streets of Tampa to get the Bulls a bowl bid. ...more

July 30, 2008

Outsourcing isn't just being done to American jobs these days. It has spread to congressional representation in South Florida's 19th District, and all Floridians should be angry. ...more

July 30, 2008

There are enough vacant home lots in the Tampa Bay area to last builders 66 months, or more than 5 years, according to a report released Tuesday. And that's if no other land is developed for home sites. ...more

July 30, 2008